Ambition, having reached the summit, longs to descend.
He who pardons easily invites offense.
I don't know how to defend myself: surprised innocence cannot imagine being under suspicion.
An example is often a deceptive mirror, and the order of destiny, so troubling to our thoughts, is not always found written in things past
Rome alone can resist Rome.
Kindness acts Not always as you think; a hated hand Renders it odious.